S2 Ep22 "Three Minutes"

(started 5/21/10 07:10)

We learn what happened to Michael while he was searching for Walt. As inferred, he was captured by the Others and he made a deal with them to exchange Walt for Henry. In my opinion, writing staff, the audience didn't need the whole episode for this exposition, we kinda figured it out when Michael turned the gun on himself, then sat around skulking and trying not to look guilty before Libby died.

The Others camp is made up of huts and tents - they aren't much more "permanent" than the Oceanic folks considering they've been there a lot longer.

Miss Klugh comes to Michael and pretty much interrogates him for information about Walt's growing up and point blank says that for being his father he doesn't know a whole lot about him. Michael is given three minutes (hey look, it's the ep title!) to talk to Walt.

And Michael looks like he's aged a few years in a short time. I know it's that the child actor has had a growth spurt, but it distracted me nonetheless. Walt sounds like he's being held by Scientologists; they made him take tests! He is panicky and kind of freaked out and cries out for Michael to rescue him as they cart Walt off. Miss Klugh states that Michael has to free Henry, and then bring Kate, Hurley, Sawyer, and Jack back to the Others. Subterfuge will be acceptable means. Whew.

Once back with the Oceanic folks, and after the panic of the shootings in the bunker, Michael presents his plan to take the Others. Why doesn't this seem suspicious to that Michael ONLY wants those four people to assist? Why is Sayid the ONLY one who can see this? Why wouldn't Michael WANT Sayid on the team, being that he has, you know, mission/battle experience?

Sayid figures this out and presents it to Jack, saying how he thinks Michael is "compromised." Jack wants to know how Sayid knows this, and remarkably, Sayid does not say, "well, duh."

In other news, Locke's leg is healing enough to where he removes the leg splint, Eko stops building the church, and Charlie throws away the heroin. I still think that some should be kept around "under safe keeping" for medicinal purposes, but Charlie's a junkie and knows his limits since he has a sober brain and is in the right place right now. There has to be some stashed somewhere that will be revealed later...

Oh yeah, and they have the funerals. Sawyer does tell Jack he had a sexromp with Ana; too bad he doesn't say it at the funeral for full impact on Jack. But Sawyer is still Klassy with a K.

Off in the distance, a boat approaches.